As with every year, I start off strong making a Thing-a-Day in February, only to be derailed by life. This year, I decided to finally make that tarot deck I've been talking about forever, and actually got halfway though it.

The plan is to finish the major arcana and release it as a 22-card deck. If that's popular enough, I might (might) commit to creating a full 78-card deck with illustrated pip cards.

True change is often the result of regularly performed tiny actions that compound over time. Grandiose sweeping changes throw us off balance by taking over large amounts of our lives, and are hard to sustain after the honeymoon ends. As long as you are making a little progress every day, even minimal progress, you'll experience the results in the long run.

A good way to not only keep track of your changes, but inspire them, is to keep a journal. I suggest answering the following questions at the end of each day.

What did I do today to improve my...

physical health

mental health

stress

intellect

career

sense of fulfillment

creative self-expression

spirituality (for me, this is a combination or subset of the above categories, for you it might stand on its own)

chance of achieving my goals/dreams (you need to know what they really are, and if they're realistic and achievable)

finances

relationships (which relationships are important to you? which ones are you better off without?)

When you finish, consider if you fell short in improving any of those categories, and write about that, too.

Brennen Reece is a multidisciplinary artist and communication designer from Auburn, Alabama. He enjoys cooking, reading, camping, making art, making music, playing tabletop games, and doing all of the previously mentioned things with his awesome kid.